40 Facts About Cody Ware

Cody Shane Ware was born on November 7,1995 and is an American professional auto racing driver.

Cody Ware competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing and in the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge for RWR with Ave Motorsports.

In 2014, Cody Ware competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series, winning Rookie of the Year honors.

In 2019, Rick Cody Ware Racing formed an Asian Le Mans Series program with Cody Ware and Mark Kvamme as drivers of the Ligier JS P2.

On November 23, Cody Ware announced he would compete in the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans for EuroInternational.

When RWR partnered with Eurasia Motorsport to form RWR Eurasia for the 2021 24 Hours of Daytona, Cody Ware was among the team's LMP2 drivers alongside Austin Dillon, Salih Yoluc, and Sven Muller.

In January 2024, Cody Ware competed in the 2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge in the Ligier JS P320 LMP3 for Rick Cody Ware Racing with Ave Motorsports, where he finished 3rd in the first race and 8th in the second race.

Cody Ware returned to RWR's reformed Xfinity Series team in 2020 at the Charlotte Roval, where he recorded his first series top-ten finish in seventh.

Cody Ware drove in seven Xfinity Series races in 2021 for SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Cody Ware Racing, scoring a best finish of 15th at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

In 2015, Cody Ware joined MAKE Motorsports full-time for the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, competing for Rookie of the Year honors.

Cody Ware returned to the Truck Series in 2017, driving the No 12 for RWR on a part-time basis.

Cody Ware attempted but failed to qualify for the 2018 season opener at Daytona with Mike Harmon Racing.

Cody Ware attempted the season opener again in 2021 with Harmon but again failed to qualify.

Cody Ware joined RWR's Cup Series program, driving the No 51 part-time in 2017.

Cody Ware made his Cup debut in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta, driving the No 51 with sponsorship from Spoonful of Music and Bubba Burger.

Cody Ware started and finished 39th, retiring from the race on lap 74 with steering problems.

Cody Ware was scheduled to drive at Michigan but Ware decided to stay out of the car for the race and the team did not find a replacement driver in time.

Cody Ware returned to the No 51 for Darlington's Bojangles' Southern 500, where he drove a car painted like Tom Cruise character Cole Trickle's Mello Yello vehicle of the same number in the film Days of Thunder; Ware's No 51 featured logos saying "Pray for Texas", with RWR producing merchandise of the car and donating all proceeds to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

In 2018, Cody Ware transitioned to motorcycle racing, but returned to the Cup Series for RWR at Dover.

Cody Ware ran the Sonoma race, where he would DNF and place last.

Towards the end of the race, due to a lot of front runners being involved in crashes, Cody Ware was racing in the top ten until he crashed on the backstretch on the final lap, but was able to finish 19th for his first Cup Series top 20.

On January 18,2021, RWR announced Cody Ware would run the full 2021 Cup season in the team's No 51 car.

Cody Ware missed the Richmond playoff race and was substituted by Garrett Smithley after he was sidelined with carbon monoxide poisoning following the 2021 Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington.

At Bristol Motor Speedway Cody Ware got into Chase Elliott, the two would become heated after the race.

Cody Ware returned to the No 51 for the 2022 season, starting with a 17th-place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500.

At Texas, Cody Ware was involved in a hard crash on lap 168 after hitting the turn 4 wall and hitting the pit wall afterward but was treated and released from the infield care center without serious injury.

Cody Ware sustained an impaction fracture on his ankle from the crash.

Cody Ware returned to the No 51 for 2023, starting with a 14th-place finish in the 2023 Daytona 500.

On December 12,2023, Cody Ware was reinstated by NASCAR after the charges against him were dropped.

On January 21,2024, During the broadcast of the 2024 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Race 2, it was announced that Cody Ware would run 10 races in the Cup Series if sponsorship allowed.

Cody Ware was entered for the 500 in the No 52, and Garrett Smithley was placed in his No 51 Cup car for that day's Coca-Cola 600; although Ware completed rookie orientation, a lack of sponsorship forced the entry to be withdrawn.

Cody Ware instead ran the 600 in the No 53 that he took over from JJ Yeley.

Cody Ware would go on to finish 19th and on the lead lap.

In February 2018, Cody Ware tweeted that he struggles with depression and anxiety.

In May 2021, Cody Ware revealed that during his teenage years, a group of friends led him to the woods only to douse gasoline on him and set him on fire, resulting in severe burns on the back of his legs.

Cody Ware was suspended by NASCAR in October 2021 after being arrested on assault and property damage charges, he was reinstated on June 8,2022.

Cody Ware originally missed the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol due to what was initially announced as personal reasons and was replaced by Matt Crafton, who finished 34th with engine problems.

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points Cody Ware began the 2018 season racing for Truck Series points but switched to Cup Series points before the race at Sonoma.

Cody Ware began the 2019 season racing for Cup Series points but switched to Xfinity Series points before the race at Talladega.

Cody Ware began the 2021 season racing for Cup Series points but switched to Xfinity Series points before the race at the Daytona road course.